beguilement

noun

Definition of beguilementnext
1
as in allurement

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2
as in fascination

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beguilement
  1. fascination
  2. flattery
  3. enchantment
  4. endearment
  5. adulation
  6. enlightenment
  7. blandishment
  8. disbelief
Noun
  • In the hours following his death, a fascination grew around who his assailant might be, what the motives were.
    Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Less than ten years later, director Sofia Coppola filmed her award-winning Lost in Translation at the Park Hyatt, sparking further fascination with the luxury hotel.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of fascination
Noun
  • And in this bareknuckle world of corporate executive leadership, Zuckerberg and the like have little choice but to spin up some flattery and lay it on thick.
    Allison Morrow, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Imitation is no longer the most sincere form of flattery.
    Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of flattery
Noun
  • This sumptuous adaptation of Laura Esquivel’s internationally renowned novel of love, longing, and culinary enchantment during the Mexican Revolution feels grander and more emotional—but also more thoughtfully engaged with the politics of its era—than the great 1992 film version.
    Judy Berman, TIME, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Once aboard the plane, the enchantment continued with holiday décor, flight attendants dressed in festive attire and a safety briefing reimagined as a classic holiday tale.
    Melissa Noel, Essence, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of enchantment
Noun
  • That is where the danger lurks, but accepting the possibility of injury as a consequence of endearment is what marks us as being fully alive.
    Charles Blow, The Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2024
  • What may be a term of endearment in one context can be perceived differently in another.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of endearment
Noun
  • That is the rarefied air Palmer now inhabits — not just at Stamford Bridge where the adulation is audible on a weekly basis, but increasingly in terms of his broader standing within the game.
    Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
  • For some people, success is having a bunch of money and women and cars and adulation.
    Rachael Skinner, SPIN, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of adulation
Noun
  • With each revolution, the camera enters a darkened space, filled with visual noise, before emerging back into the light near the dwelling’s door, as if to achieve a form of temporary enlightenment before losing it again.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 25 Dec. 2024
  • The driving forces of the moment are fixated less on enlightenment than on attacking, distorting and vanquishing.
    Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of enlightenment
Noun
  • Impressed by the senator’s blandishments, the egoistic journalist argues military strategy and then faces a moment of conscience.
    Armond White, National Review, 17 May 2023
  • People want to hear blandishments about engagement and infrastructure.
    Rory Smith, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2023
Definition of blandishment
Noun
  • Her stroke and ensuing coma threw us into a surreal limbo, utter disbelief.
    Ida Momennejad, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Their plentiful nods to hip-hop classics match the joy and disbelief of the disrespectful, autobiographical testimonies Snoop offers.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of disbelief
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